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Symbol map is a very powerful feature that quickly shows geographical data by plotting shapes or pies at specific geo-locations. 

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1. Connect to the sample data source in Aqua Data Studio.

2. From the Dimensions pane, select State and Product Category.

3. From the Measures pane, select Profit.

4. Click the tab and then click . Visualization builds a Symbol Map Chart.
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   Visualization moves State to the Geo Deck, Profit to the Size and Rows Deck, and Product Category to the Rows Deck. By default, it plots shapes of different sizes at different geographical locations based on Profit. Now, move Product Category from the Rows Deck to the Color Deck. You should see the profits of different product categories for each state.
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Build a Symbol Map Chart using Latitude and Longitude

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1. Connect to the sample data source in Aqua Data Studio.
2. From the Dimensions pane, select Latitude and Longitude.
3. From the Measures pane, select Profit.
4. Click the tab and then click .
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Visualization builds a Symbol Map Chart and moves Longitude and Latitude to the Geo Deck and Profit to the Size and Rows Deck. It plots shape chart of different sizes, based on profits, at geographical locations based on the Latitude and Longitude values.
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See Also

• Map Customization

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